The price tag on a new residential solar panel system may give you sticker shock.  The average South African home requires an initial investment of about R55,000 to R250,000 to supply adequate electricity to meet...

Powering your shed helps greatly enhance its functionality, whether you’re using it for hobbies, storage, or a workspace. However, deciding how to supply electricity to it involves considering various options and their associated costs...

The transition from burning fossil fuels like coal and natural gas to generate electricity to renewable energy sources like wind, hydropower, and solar is a global priority. Both on the power grid and industrial level...

While load reduction remains a nuisance for KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) residents, many are questioning whether it has been enacted in their area.  Power issues continue to plague South Africa, so understanding when load reduction is implemented...

In the past decade, solar panel efficiency and energy production potential have increased by about 40% on average. With photovoltaic (PV) modules — like solar panels and shingles — efficiency measures how much electricity can...

2023 was a record-breaking year for rolling blackouts in South Africa, with more accumulated outage hours than all the combined blackout hours between 2014 and 2022. The North West province experienced many of these...

If you’re shopping for a portable off-grid generator or home backup power solution, you’ve probably heard of inverters. Inverters are an essential component in solar power systems and are also used to improve numerous aspects...

With extreme weather events constantly on the rise and ageing electrical grid infrastructure increasingly unable to meet demands, more and more people are searching for off-grid power sources to provide home backup and energy...